Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-01

Aup1oscoeou.
/ The city. govsrnuent Of Lswiseos, Tuss-
day evening. named new street. AFTER Maine 9
hrst Govefnor-Kine.
ARoosrooK.
Mr.. 3. r. Jones, Of Blaine has raised
the past year $500 bushels Of oats, 1000
bushels Of potatoes. 500 tons of hay, and 60
bushels Of beans, besides othsr products He
has % hogs and . large stock of horses and
cattle. One itsmsof Mr. Jonea, business has
been the purchase and shipment Of 5000
dozen Of eggs.
Over 635 children have bee given clothing
BY the Christina Club At Portland.
A,young ssnsof Charles p. Nav, Saecarap
pa, aged about eight years, was badly bitten
about the mouth BY his fathers dog Tuesday
night A physician was cail.d who sewed up
the little fellows lip. which VAS torn eonsid-
erably. Wednesday morning he was doing
nicely.
At the annual meeting of the Sandy River
Telegraph Co.. held in Philips Saturday, Dec.
25. the following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year Pres. E. j. Glkey. Strong;
Clerk and Treas. F. E. Timherlake, Phillips :;
Directors, J. Gikey. H. P Dill. Joel Viii
bur. G. D. Austin, WIN. f. Bates.
KNOX.
The Rockend Granite Co doing business
near the old depot. have leased a portion of
Friendship Long Island tor ten wears, and
have opened granite quarry there. About
25O ton- of stone have been quarried with the
most satisfactory results, SAWS the Courier
Gazette.
OXFORD.
Willard Ames Of Greenwood man of
over 20 years of age while on the top of a
long Iadde- breaking the ice from the caves
OF his hon,e fell some Is or 20 feet striking
upon MS lie sustaining severe internal in
ternal injuries which makes his recovery ex-
ceedingiv dOu. full.
PENoBsCoT.
The first lot of land in Bangor was laid out
in 1901. ] he land was worth about eight
Gems an are
The officers of the Penobscpt River Ice
Company tor the ensuing wear are: Directors,
T. Stewart, John A. Bacon, f. l. Stewart,
J. Stewart; Vice President, John Bacon
Secretary, E. L. Stewart; Treasurer and
General Manager, Charles < Field.
A town meeting was held in Newport on
Saturday, Is h inst, the object of which W AS
to see if the town would rescind a vote where-
by they had voted to raise 5000 with which
to assist the village to buy a fire engine. The
result was that after full statement OF facts
the town increased the sum to $1,000. This
sum, with the village sub crlp,ion, makes
$1,000 now raised for fire purposes.
SAGADAHoC.
is h,,,l lar
mill on one of the Randall wood-lots in Tops
the Maine Central.
Special Policeman James s Higgins, of
Bath, charged with stealing SIPS worth of
brass and copper from the Bath Iron Works,
where he was employed, was held Thursday
forenoon in $500 for appearance at the April
term of the Supreme Judicial Court.
SOMERSET.
The WisseruLset4 Wooden Mill of East
Madison Is running on full time and making
ladies' dress goods. The mill is prospecting
and there has been a marked increase in the
business of the village since this new indus
try started.
Stephen Lander of New Portland at work
hauling logs broke his leg between his knee
and ankle, Saturday the 25th.
YORK.
movement is on foot, which has tor its
object the holding of the September term of
the Supreme Court for YORK county in Saco
instead of Alfred. A paper is i'll circulation
in the two cities. and has already received the
signatures of nesryall the lawyers there, who
favor such Il change.
AT LARGE
Pensions have been increased as follows to
parties in Maine Richard r. Robbins. South
Woodstock; John w. HarrOdon, Auburn {;
A bion ID. Carroll, Washington; Horatio, n.
James, South Charlotte. A pension has been
allowed to Daniel Scott, Richmond.